Not exactly the same idea, but what if comments were made private, allowing people to view the application and comment, but not see other people's comments (outside of staff)?
This allows players to give their input without being swayed by what other people post, and provides a better indication on what those who have posted are thinking.
:shrug: possible.
~ @SJP
As a personal note; I always viewed the comments as a tool to judge a person's tolerance, and patience. When looking to accept people, I always checked how they handled the criticism, and trolls.
The core concern I have with the change is you remove that particular vetting process. I'd much rather see a player having a meltdown in the application process, rather than on the job, when we find out they can't handle the trolls.
If we have an abundance of staff, or the ability to instantly remove a player from staff it would be less of a concern, however, the server generally lacks that. Staff is in short supply, and it generally takes over a week to remove a player from staff. A staff that gets trolled, and loses their patience is a damaging part of the machine.
